Hey everyone here is the next chapter I hope ya'll like it! I'm going to have some time lapse in it (cuz I'm running out on things to write about on the ride, but I'll hint about things that had happened during the trip, nothing too important happened on the rest of the trip.)

"One more hour," Jackson announced. It was around 8pm so I was guessing we where making good time. I couldn't believe that we where finally only an hour away from New York City, only an hour away from starting our new life. I turned around and smiled at Ava who looked a little sad.

"What's wrong Ava," I asked her. I didn't know why she would be sad I mean it's not like she left much behind in California not to mention she had seemed excited to be going to where I told her was a safe place.

"Once we leave we won't ever see Jackson again," she stated sadly, "I don't want him to leave forever." I looked at her wide eyed surprised to her admitting that, I mean no offence to Jackson, actually he should probably take it as a complement since she never seemed to get attached to anyone. I could see tears start to well up in her eyes.

Jackson saw this too in the rear-view and chimed in, "Hey…hey Ava don't cry I'm not leaving forever." He explained to her, "We are going to be living in the same city. Maybe we could take a trip to the beach." I looked at him wide eyed. I couldn't believe he was really offering that, this whole time I felt as though we were just being a bother to him but he really seemed to care about Ava.

"Really," Ava questioned still unsure if he was telling the truth or not.

"As long as it's okay with your mommy I don't see why not," he told her giving me a smile.

"Well then one of these days we will have to make a trip to Long Island," I replied. It was bitter sweet for me to be thinking about Long Island, I hadn't been there since Percy went missing and it seemed almost wrong to go back without him especially accompanied by another man. It's not like I was cheating on Percy, anyway Jackson had said there was special someone he was hoping to see. Anyway I had been worried that after Benny Ava would have been traumatized by men, I should be encouraging this, so I had to push any feelings of guilt behind for Ava's sake.

"Yay," Ava cheered while she clapped her hands. I couldn't help but smile at her joy.

We chatted about trivial things for our last hour in the car and soon enough the lights of the city came into view. I couldn't help but look in awe at the city I had forgotten how much I had loved.

"Pretty," Ava marveled with her nose pressed against the window as she took it all in.

"So where am I taking you," Jackson asked bringing me out from the trance I had on the city.

"Umm…" I was startled by this question I actually hadn't thought that. I mean I knew I was going to Camp Half-blood but I didn't know how I was going to get there. I mean I couldn't be like 'yeah just drop me off in the middle of nowhere, no don't worry we'll be fine.'

He looked at me questioningly. "That diner," I pointed to the diner that was on the corner of the block. He looked at me like he knew I was just bullshitting him. "It's cool that's where I was going to meet my friend that I'm staying with," I lied to him.

"Okay if you say so," he shrugged pulling into an open parking spot by the diner. "Here let me give you my number," he scrawled down his number on a scrap of paper before he got out and helped me get my bags and Ava's car seat out.

He picked up Ava and gave her a big hug, "Be a good girl for your mommy and we will get together to go to the beach."

"I will," she told him as she hugged him back.

He then put her down and turned to me pulling me into a hug. "Thank you so much for everything," I told him as I hugged him.

"Your welcome Anna," he pulled away looking me in the eyes, "you have my number?"

"Yep in my pocket," I informed him patting it to prove my point. "I'll keep in touch."

He nodded, "Okay I have to get going. I hope I'll talk to you soon bye."

"Bye," we both said. We then watched him get into his car and drive away.

"Come on baby lets get some dinner," I told her and with that we walked hand in hand into the diner.

There you have it! I know it was kind of a filler chapter (and short at that) but you can't rush a good story. Lol. Hope you all liked it and I hope to have the next up soon.

Write on,

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